SGA’s Diversity Week is in full swing.
SGA works with UT to help “provide a climate where a diversity of individuals can share knowledge and experiences for the benefit of education.”
Each day will be a different theme of diversity.
“(The goal of Diversity Week) is to include ideas and thoughts of all different angles in culture,” Rachel Finney, SGA senator, said. “So people can learn more about each other and not judge each other by what they think they know.”
The week started Sunday with the event No Ceilings: A Diversity Poetry Slam. Men and women from all backgrounds took part, showing their opinions and feelings through a slam-poetry session.
On Monday, SGA presented Open Door: A Diversity Forum in the UC. The forum was an open conversation between all who attended. It addressed issues concerning diversity and the climate at UT. The 50th Anniversary of African-American Achievement was also celebrated.
Tonight, SGA presents the Game of LIFE: Rainbow Edition. Life-sized pieces of the Game of LIFE will be used while focusing on the issues concerning the LGBT. This is co-sponsored by Chancellors LGBT Commission. It will be held in the UC Hermitage Room from 6 to 8 p.m.
The event on Wednesday will be called Handy Capable. It will be a chance for students to learn more about the different forms of disabilities. Proper disability etiquette will be reviewed as well. Handy Capable will be held in the UC Crest Room from 6 to 7 p.m.
The final event of the week will be Out the Window: If You Really Knew Me, which will take place on Thursday in the UC Hermitage Room from 6 to 8 p.m. The event is based on the MTV show that discusses the stereotypes of individuals versus what is actually going on in each individual’s life. The SGA will be presenting the UT version of this show addressing stereotypes and misconceptions.
“I am really excited to attend the event on Thursday, because I believe it’s really important to break stereotypes,” Chelsey Vance, freshman in exercise science, said. “Everyone is different and no one should be judged.”
SGA is celebrating the diversity of the student body during this week and is also promoting it for the future. Each day of Diversity Week will give students a new view about diversity and disabilities at UT.
All events are free and open to the public.
